In community-dwelling adults without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) who are being considered for statin therapy, do American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Pooled Cohort Equations predict risk for ASCVD events?

Population-based cohort study (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stoke [REGARDS] study) with ≤ 5 years of follow-up for validation of existing prediction equations.